What's the best place in the US for hi-perf boating?

[O/B Dude]

OK, lets hear it...your opinion of the best place for performance boating in the US. Criteria to include areas of good water for running flat out, places to party/camp/or whatever, and the bikini factor is always important. Does any place have it all? My vote goes to Havasu. What do you folks say? :cool:

[TTriton]

Florida Keys.. Plenty of Bikinis.. And often have good places to run flat out if you know where to stay away from the flats.. And I'm here.. So I'm always just a matter of minutes from the water.. As long as my boat is running..

[outboards4life]

LOTO. I hated living there cuz its boring in the winter. But you can't beat summers there.

[Cp]

Top five reasons Minnesota is THE Hot Bed of Hot Boating (sorry it's late):

5. GPI None better. Nuf said.
4. 10000 lakes. Oh, by the way, these are PRISTINE lakes. I'm 9996 to the good here.
3. 6 months of summer condensed to 4 to 6 weeks. No excuse to NOT go boating. If this doesn't motivate you, move to the Keys.
2. We have bikinis here too. Too much of a good thing however will ultimately lead to complacency.

And the #1 reason Minnesota is THE Hot Bed of Hot Boating:

1. 6 months of winter to reload the bullet and save to pay the refineries. :D


Cp

[MODVP22]

Havasu

[Stream 1]

Over a 1000 miles of water highways with a 2" wind chop and no speed limits or Manatee's. Plenty of restaurants, bars, music, and bikinis. Access to SF Bay (which means the world).

I can leave my house at 10AM boat at 70 - 100 for 5 hours, stop for food, gas, and to party and only cross the same water the last 5 miles from my house.

Plus it is Northern CA, where else could you surf in the morning, water ski at lunch, and snow ski in the afternoon? :cool:

[Techno]

Hawaihi?

[Hot Shot Merc]

Without a doubt.From Fanning springs ramp to the Sandy point campground is about 50 miles of haul ass and no speed limits.Twist and turns as well as several long stretchs to wing it out.

[CDave]

Louisiana... and Texas!:cool:

http://www.dsraonline.com/ Come and get ya some!

[Tom D.]

Great North East BABY!!!!! The winters make us love boating more than ANYONE else. Period.:p

Tom

[David_L6]

Originally posted by CDave
Louisiana... and Texas!:cool:

http://www.dsraonline.com/ Come and get ya some!

Well so far there 1 (not counting me! ;) ) person here that knows where it's at! :cool:

[mendo]

My nearly private lake in Northern CA.

It winds around a couple of times, seldom any one on it during the week.

Only bad thing, no other fast boats.

[O/B Dude]

This is great! In just a few sentences I am learning a lot about places I've never been, and may one day want to move to. :D

Lake Powell Utah would be killer if it was at lower altitude and didnt kill my top speed numbers. Its about the most gorgeous place on earth. gets pretty rough with all the big boats but there are places to run flat out that are miles from any other boats. AND get this...theres a beach INSIDE a huge cave. You pull your boat in and there is a pretty big beach inside for camping, volley ball, bonfires, etc.... Pretty cool, eh?

[northeastcat]

That beech at Lake Powell sounds real cool. I'd like to see that.

[Techno]

The problem with these suthin places for us Yankees is thaze too hot! We could go down when it was comfy shorts weather 60-70* and youse would spot us and call us yankee. - no tan.
And if we go in the summer we melt and you spot us and call usyankee :D
Not to mention the weekly sun. I just came off of a week of cloud,(rain), that thing in the sky shrivels my eyes- like some kind of troglodite.

[O/B Dude]

A buddy of mine has a few 35mm photos of the cave beach. There is a 32' formula anchored inside the cave and a bunch of campsites on the beach. I'll see if he can scan it for me.

[northeastcat]

I'd really like to see those pics. Post them if you can.:cool:

[Kavalk]

Primarily populated by boaters!!!

Go there!

Beautiful scenery, clean water, great peope.

Go there.

Fred

[Georgia Boy]

that right here at smith's bend (chattahoochee river) is about as good as you get. well all I can say is a picture is worth a thousand words. ~GB

[Georgia Boy]

one a little less crowded.

[Rusrog]

Definitely.... The quickest O\B's in the country almost always call Louisiana, Texas, Alabama or Miss home. Loves Marina down in south Texas, The Brazos River south of Ft Worth Tx, Lake Charles La. just to name a few...

Russ Rogers
Ft Worth TX

[Casey]

here's a shot of loves marina on any given weekend.

[Casey]

this one was taken at banana bend just a mile or so down river from loves

[RB in NM]

Gods Country and Sportsman's Paradise !

Gots a few nicely filled out bikinis too! That's home fer me, wish I waz back there too.

Word of advice-? Stay the f*^k away from New Mexico !!!!

A few lakes, and they are drying up.

RB

[ken medendorp]

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[SKATER241]

Originally posted by Cp
Top five reasons Minnesota is THE Hot Bed of Hot Boating (sorry it's late):

5. GPI None better. Nuf said.
4. 10000 lakes. Oh, by the way, these are PRISTINE lakes. I'm 9996 to the good here.
3. 6 months of summer condensed to 4 to 6 weeks. No excuse to NOT go boating. If this doesn't motivate you, move to the Keys.
2. We have bikinis here too. Too much of a good thing however will ultimately lead to complacency.

And the #1 reason Minnesota is THE Hot Bed of Hot Boating:

1. 6 months of winter to reload the bullet and save to pay the refineries. :D

YA BUT THE FRIGGIN SUN NEVER SHINES HERE ANYMORE.31 DAYS IN MAY 22 WITH RAIN.
Cp

[JustMercMe]

Sorry fellas.....I believe I live in a good spot. Bout 20 minutes from Smiths Bend. 4 hrs from Suwannee, 6 hrs from Palatka and RBR, I'm looking into you guys in LA and TX. You guys look like you have a large time thata way. Hell where else can you haul ass on the water on New Years.:D I think from the Melon Bellies on down to the Keys you won't find a better stomping ground for fastest outboards. ODBA, DSRA, and all the weekend warriors. (Pic attached is from New Years on the Bend)

[Bad Boy]

I would have to say south LA. But the houston boys rock too. One day I will make it down that way.